This is a new argument
Things are getting interesting in Australia again. Two years into Voluntary Student Unionism and the new federal government is trying to figure out what to do in order to fulfill its promise to reverse VSU. The problem is that VSU is not widely unpopular nor is it widely…
Mud-slinging makes student politicians April’s fools
Amy Cox, deputy chairperson-elect of the National Graduate Caucus (CFS) and president of the Post-Graduate Student Society of McGill University, is the listed contact on a news release entitled “Graduate students not laughing with CASA” that went out Tuesday. The release, which accused CFS’ rival federal student group…
Human Rights Commission looking into Jewish holidays at York
An Ontario Human Rights Commission investigator has found that York University’s practice of cancelling classes on Jewish holidays is discriminatory. In a report to be considered by the Commission, the investigator concluded that York’s policy discriminates against other religions. The Toronto Starreported that professor David Noble considers the…
FNTI saved for another year
Today, the Ontario government earned a great deal of respect by stepping in to save the First Nations Technical Institute from closing. The federal government decided that it would cut $1.5-million in annual funding to the institution saying that since it was education, they would no longer fund…
Who is Ontario’s best paid professor?
English students feeling trepidation about their employment prospects, fear no more. Last year’s top paid prof in Ontario was, for once, an English professor. But if you plan to strive for this distinction, your career path may have to take a minor detour. RELATED CONTENT Who is Canada’s…
McMaster goes to court to block release of president’s pay package
McMaster University is asking for a judicial review of a ruling by Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner instructing the university to fully disclose university president Peter George’s current contract. RELATED CONTENT Who is Canada’s top paid academic? AND Academics compared to CEOs, politicians AND Update: Maybe David Naylor…
Solution may be coming for First Nations Technical Institute
It appears that the Ontario government will be coming to the rescue of the First Nations Technical Institute after the federal government cut $1.5-million in annual funding to the institution. It has been unclear whether FNTI would be able to stay open after this academic year if funding…
The Ontarion covers the CFS referendums
The University of Guelph student newspaper, *The Ontarion, *did a nice job covering recent CFS membership referendums. Their article, Fractured Federation, is creating a buzz within the circles of student politics. It follows a similar article in The Manitoban earlier in the week. A couple of student papers…
Are health plans really about student interest?
It is stories like this that make me wonder if student health plans are really about the interests of students or of the student union. Millions of dollars a year in premiums from healthy individuals who are only covered for a year; I cannot think of a safer…
Eyeopener asks "Is it time for CKLN to sign off?"
I wrote a few weeks ago about student-levy supported radio stations, traditionally known as "campus radio stations." I wrote that I do not believe that students, with their non-existent income levels, should be paying for a service used by those with an income level. At Ryerson, The Eyeopenereditorial…